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Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books

Programme looking at new fiction and non-fiction books, talking to authors and publishers and unearthing lost classics

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Mariella Frostrup

Anna Mazzola

Lydia Syson

Malachy Tallack

Angela Barry

Kendel Hippolyte

Victoria Hislop

Open Book: Islands in Fiction

Islands in Fiction

29/07/2018

BBC Radio 4 - Open Book, Islands in Fiction

A special programme exploring the appeal of islands as a setting for fiction.

This summer, bookshops are awash with islands in every genre from crime, to YA and romance. Mariella Frostrup and guests consider what makes them such popular fictional locations.

This summer bookshops are awash with islands in every genre from crime, to YA and romance. Mariella Frostrup and guests consider what makes them such popular fictional locations.

Anna Mazzola explains why she thinks islands make such perfect settings for crime novels.

Lydia Syson and Malachy Tallack discuss the appeal of the insider outsider dynamic for novelists.

Bermuda's Angela Barry and St Lucia's Kendel Hippolyte consider whether living on an island influences the writing they produce.

And Victoria Hislop gives her recommendations for the best novels to read on Greek islands.

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